December 18, 2018: New Toolkits Help Governors Improve Health and States Address Palliative Care Access and Quality December 11, 2018: The Story of Marketplace Enrollment 2014-2018, and States Expand Supported Employment Initiatives December 4, 2018: New State Approaches to Improving the Health of Pregnant and Parenting Women November 27, 2018: New Resources to Help States […]

jlaudano@nashp.org Full text of the letter is available here. Today, Executive Directors from twelve health insurance marketplaces sent a letter to leadership of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee detailing consensus strategies to bring immediate stability to the individual market. The state-based marketplaces (SBMs) and state-based marketplaces operating on the federal platform (SBM-FP) […]

The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) in collaboration with Covered California today released a new report, Barely Covered: Initial Analysis of Coverage and Affordability Impacts to Consumers Under the Proposed Better Care Reconciliation Act, and 50-state interactive tool that compare the costs and comprehensiveness of coverage under the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) […]

The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), with support from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, today launched the Center for State Rx Drug Pricing. Building on the work of NASHP’s Pharmacy Costs Work Group over the past year, the Center will provide technical and strategic assistance to states, leverage legal and actuarial expertise […]

A statement from NASHP Executive Director Trish Riley “Focusing on the amendments to the AHCA diverts attention from the underlying legislation. Included there are significant cuts to coverage programs. Flexibility is not a synonym for savings. While state flexibility and the added funding for risk mitigation could create more efficiency and stimulate innovation, by itself […]

December 19, 2017: States Work to Curb Rx Costs in 2018, and Brace for Insurance Reform December 12, 2017: States Consider Medicaid Buy-In to Expand Coverage Options December 5, 2017: National Academy Recommends Strategies to Lower Rx Prices That States Are Already Trying November 28, 2017: Is It Safe and Cost-Effective to Import Drugs from Canada? […]

The newly launched National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) Pharmacy Cost Work Group will look beyond the strategies currently used in states to identify and develop new ideas which address the growing problem of Rx costs. The group will look broadly at states as purchasers, regulators, policymakers, and investors to develop the next generation […]